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marvellous \marvellous\ adj.
Marvelous.

Syn: improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal).
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Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F.
Merveilleux. See {Marvel}, n.] [Written also {marvellous}.]
1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
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This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our
eyes. --Ps. cxiii.
23.
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2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural
power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief.
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The marvelous fable includes whatever is
supernatural, and especially the machines of the
gods. --Pope.
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{The marvelous}, that which exceeds natural power, or is
preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the
probable}.
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Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable;
incredible.

Usage: {Marvelous}, {Wonderful}. We speak of a thing as
wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration;
as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary
course of things as to seem nearly or quite
incredible.
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